IT Ops Query
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Rethinking 'secure by design' amid slippery SecOps shifts
An expert discusses the fallout from a CISA report that raised doubts about the last decade's DevSecOps trend, and where the industry goes from here. Continue Reading
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CEO: GenAI changes multi-cloud security, network equation
Aviatrix CEO Doug Merritt sees generative AI apps forcing a more distributed approach to cloud infrastructure, but he believes it will also help SecOps catch up with threats. Continue Reading
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Lines blur between enterprise SecOps and cyberdefense
One expert predicts AI will ultimately benefit attackers more than defenders and, instead, urges businesses to take a page out of military and government cyberdefense handbooks. Continue Reading
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Could SBOMs save lives? SecOps in critical infrastructure
'We live in glass houses,' said a seasoned cybersecurity expert of the U.S. water supply, healthcare and other lifeline services. 'And people are about to start throwing rocks.' Continue Reading
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Relearning past lessons in assessing cloud risk
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it -- even when that history is only about a decade or two old, according to one security analyst in this podcast episode. Continue Reading
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Security observability, AI require data hygiene in DevSecOps
Sound data management is the heart of observability for security, which guides DevSecOps practices and determines the usefulness of AI apps, New Relic CISO says. Continue Reading
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SecOps from the IT infrastructure operations perspective
The CrowdStrike outage capped a decade of deepening divide between SecOps and the rest of IT ops -- and should bring about its end, according to one industry veteran. Continue Reading
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Microsoft security overhaul offers blueprint for SecOps
Better late than never: Microsoft lags major cloud competitors in making security a top priority. But other enterprises might learn from how the company is catching up. Continue Reading
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The double-edged swords of cloud security and AI
DevSecOps expert Kyler Middleton examines the ways modern technologies such as cloud computing and AI both enable and complicate the future of SecOps. Continue Reading
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SecOps' new frontier in the remote work era: HR
A CISO shares the story of how his SOC staff caught and contained a North Korean agent posing as a software engineer, saying he hopes to raise awareness of a growing threat. Continue Reading
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CTO challenges software security status quo
A former U.S. Department of Homeland Security researcher argues that software is fundamentally broken from a security perspective. So, where does the industry go from here? Continue Reading
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An expert's big-picture view of the state of SecOps
In this first episode of 'IT Ops Query' Season 2, a SANS institute instructor and 20-year cybersecurity veteran assesses the past, present and future of SecOps. Continue Reading
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Is open source a tragedy of the commons? It's complicated
In the season finale of the 'IT Ops Query' podcast, Pantheon's Josh Koenig and David Strauss explain why it's difficult to label open source a tragedy of the commons. Continue Reading
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An unpopular way to fund popular open source software
Tech analyst and consultant Justin Warren has a few thoughts on how to solve the open source maintenance problem. Some might not like his approach. Continue Reading
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Open source security's systemic challenges
In this installment of 'IT Ops Query,' Emily Fox talks about how reevaluating 50-year-old open source security practices could lead the community somewhere new. Continue Reading
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Be prepared for open source software risks
Companies need to prepare for the risks and responsibilities of using open source software, according to Chainguard's Dan Lorenc. Nothing is ever completely free. Continue Reading
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Magical thinking puts open source maintenance in jeopardy
Open source software maintenance is broken. Tobie Langel has a big picture idea for how to fix it, which he shares in this installment of IT Ops Query. Continue Reading
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Bruce Perens on software in a Post-Open world
What comes after open source software? Bruce Perens shares his ideas on why open source as he first defined it has failed, and what a new paradigm could look like. Continue Reading
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The shortsightedness of open source business models
Chef Software founder Adam Jacob on the struggle of getting an open source business model right and the licensing approach for his new venture, System Initiative. Continue Reading
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Weaveworks' lessons for open source business leaders
Weaveworks CEO Alexis Richardson talks about the company's beginnings and ultimate end, and offers up some ideas on how to help the businesses of open source software succeed. Continue Reading
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Buoyant CEO on Linkerd's existential question
Buoyant CEO William Morgan said project viability and long-term funding underpinned recent changes to Linkerd, problems other open source projects are likely to face. Continue Reading
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Open source software's tragedy of the commons
Will open source software become a tragedy of the commons? Senior news writer Beth Pariseau and Sentry's Chad Whitacre take up the question. Continue Reading
